During the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, we supplied the Afghani’s with weapons and training for the entire duration. I don’t recall the hand-wringing about provoking nuclear war during those long, bloody conflicts. But suddenly, THIS TIME, it is a gigantic risk. I disagree.
Putin has launched numerous military adventures against his neighbors in the past decade. Each one a little more serious than the last. In my estimation, the next on the list for bullying would have been one of the Baltic states. The propagandistic reason would be mistreatment of the native Russian speakers or some similar balderdash. It was time for the world to say, “enough”. Happily, Putin is losing this war. Hopefully, his humiliation will give China second thoughts about Taiwan.